2012 Summer Olympics

As the names of the nine U.S. cities that would host World Cup soccer matches in 1994 were announced, Joanie Schirm kept one of the biggest secrets in the city’s sports history.

One by one, the chosen ones were revealed, and Orlando still waited. Some of the area’s biggest political figures at the time — among them Orlando’s mayor, Bill Frederick; incoming mayor Glenda Hood; and Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin — became more nervous as each slot was filled.

Schirm was not. She was told the previous night that Orlando was in.

“We were the next to the last city that was announced of all the venues,’’ Schirm said. “Right before our name was announced, they started looking...

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